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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Edwards "Supports the Troops" by Politicizing Memorial Day

Demonstrating the utter tastelessness and opportunism that has come to define the Democrat Party when it comes to the war in Iraq, 2008 presidential hopeful John Edwards has launched a new website devoted to politicizing Memorial Day.

Employing the oft-repeated, but completely disingenuous, mantra of the anti-war left, the site's called Support the troops. End the War. The problem is prematurely withdrawing from Iraq would not "end the war," which extends far beyond Iraq's borders, and such efforts aren't really about "support for the troops," but rather manipulating their cause for political ends.

Lew over at Right in a Left World has all the details. Let's just say, he and other veterans are none too pleased at seeing Memorial Day be turned into yet another opportunity to undermine our military, and our country, in a time of war.

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Washington D.C. - John Edwards stated that he "strongly denounces" attempts to politicize Memorial Day. He had called on supporters to Protest the War in an attempt to "learn about what war protesters do" and that he himself would not...

This guy could politicize a 4th grade school play if he thought he could get away with it. After all, 100% of 4th graders' incomes fall well below the poverty line.

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I’m the West Coast representative for Campus Watch, a project of the Middle East Forum. I was a political columnist for SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle online) from 2004-2008. I've written for the Algemeiner, Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Independent Journal Review, American Thinker, FrontPage Magazine, Jihad Watch, Family Security Matters, Accuracy In Media, Newsbusters, Israel National News, Jewish Press, J-The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, and many others.